1 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/tools/updatelang b/tools/updatelang
index aa5578f7f1..7b51831aea 100755
--- a/tools/updatelang
+++ b/tools/updatelang
@@ -363,6 +363,16 @@ foreach my $id (@langorder) {
             $lang{$id}{'notes'} .= "### The <dest> section for '$id:$tgt' is identical to english!\n";
 #           print "#!! '$id:$tgt' dest identical ('$lp{$tgt}')\n";
         }
+        if ($id eq 'LANG_VOICED_DATE_FORMAT') {
+            my $sane = $lp{$tgt};
+            $sane =~ tr/YAmd//d;
+            if (length($sane) != 0) {
+                $lang{$id}{'notes'} .= "### The <dest> section for '$id:$tgt' has illegal characters!  Restoring from English!\n";
+                $lang{$id}{'notes'} .= "### the previously used one is commented below:\n";
+                $lang{$id}{'notes'} .= "### $lang{$id}{dest}{$tgt}\n";
+                $lang{$id}{'dest'}{$tgt} = $english{$id}{'dest'}{$tgt};
+            }
+        }
         my $count1 = $ep{$tgt} =~ tr/%//;
         my $count2 = $lp{$tgt} =~ tr/%//;
         if ($count1 || $count2) {